WRBZ

Last updated
WRBZ
Broadcast area Montgomery, Alabama
Frequency 1250 kHz
Branding95.5 La Voz
Programming
Format Spanish
Ownership
Owner
  • Terry Barber
  • (TBE, LLC)
WMGY
History
First air date
1954 (as WETU)
Former call signs
WETU (1954-1985)
WAPZ (1985-2011) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 29343
Class D
Power 5,000 watts (day)
80 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°29′6.00″N86°12′25.00″W / 32.4850000°N 86.2069444°W / 32.4850000; -86.2069444 Coordinates: 32°29′6.00″N86°12′25.00″W / 32.4850000°N 86.2069444°W / 32.4850000; -86.2069444
Translator(s) 95.5 W238CE (Montgomery)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live via TuneIn
Website wrbzradio.com

WRBZ (1250 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Wetumpka, Alabama. [2] The station is owned by Terry Barber, through licensee TBE, LLC. [3]

Contents

WRBZ broadcasts a Spanish language format branded as "95.5 La Voz" serving the Montgomery, Alabama, area. The FM frequency in the branding is for FM translator W238CE 95.5 FM Montgomery.

Originally licensed as "WETU", the station was assigned call sign "WAPZ" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 1, 1985. [1] The station was assigned the current "WRBZ" call letters by the FCC on March 15, 2011. [1]

In March of 2023 WRBZ changed their format from classic hits to a Spanish-language format, branded as "95.5 La Voz". [4]

Previous logos

WAPZ-AM logo.png WRBZ Logo.png

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. "WRBZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. Alabama Broadcast Media Page